Nichole Spitzer seeks a way to meet her NASCAR idol, Jeff Gordon, while strolling though the stands at the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 26, 2005. (Noah Berger/AP)

Jeff Gordon, from Pittsboro, Ind., poses for photographers near a billboard showing his Daytona 500 pole qualifying speed Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6, 1999, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Gordon took the pole position for next week's Daytona 500 with a speed of 195.067 miles-per-hour. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

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NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon sprays champion as he stands next to the Winston Cup trouphy after winning the NAPA 500 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Sunday, Nov. 8, 1998. Gordon was honored in a celebration after the race for his Winston win. (Ric Feld/AP)

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, from Pittsboro, Ind., jumps completely in the air from the roof of his DuPont Chevrolet after winning the Winston Cup Championship at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. (John Bazemore/AP)

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon sits in his car while waiting to practice for Sunday's NASCAR Best Buy 400 auto race, Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. (Rob Carr/AP)

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Confetti flies through the air as Jeff Gordon, of Pittsboro, Ind.,celebrates in Victory Lane after driving the DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet to victory at the Daytona 500 Sunday Feb. 14, 1999, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Terry Renna/AP)

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon celebrates his victory in the Daytona 500 in Victory Lane of the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005. (Terry Renna/AP)

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Jeff Gordon puts on his helmet during a practice round for Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350 at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Saturday, June 26, 2004. Gordon won the pole position with a new track record on Friday. (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Beverage containers fly toward the car of Jeff Gordon as he drives out of turn four at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, April 25, 2004. Gordon had just won the NASCAR Aaron's 499 race under caution and many fans thought that rival NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., had led when the caution came out with five laps remaining. (Phil Manson/AP)

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NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon looks around the garage area while his crew works on his race car during a practice session for the Dover 400 at the Dover Speedway in Dover, Del., Friday, Sept. 22, 2006. Gordon is in the Nextel Cup Series Top 10 chase.(Chris Gardner/AP)

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A beer can bounces off the hood of Jeff Gordon's car after he won the NASCAR Aaron's 499 auto race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt on NASCAR's career victory list, Sunday April 29, 2007, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (Reinhold Matay/AP)

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon of Pittsboro, Ind., climbs out of his car after his qualifying run for the Talladega DieHard 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, July 21, 1995. When the Winston Cup season begins this month with the Daytona 500, there is little doubt about the pre-race themes of the sport's biggest event. Will Gordon pick up where he left off in 1995, and take the first step toward successfully defending his NASCAR Winston Cup title?(Dave Martin/AP)

Driver Jeff Gordon, right, has the ear of NASCAR President Mike Helton, left, in the garage at the North Carolina Speedway, near Rockingham, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, during a practice session for Sunday's Pop Secret 400 NASCAR race. (Rusty Burroughs/AP)

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Jeff Gordon and Steve Letarte

In this March 28, 2008 file photo, Jeff Gordon, left, talks with crew chief Steve Letarte after a practice session for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Cool Orange 500 auto race in Martinsville, Va. Jeff Gordon has just eight more races to make it to Victory Lane and avoid his first winless season since his 1993 rookie year. For many, it's inconceivable that the four-time Cup champion is this far into a season without a win. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

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Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon

NASCAR's Jeff Gordon, right, and F1's Juan Pablo Montoya chat as they pose for a photo before the two swapped cars during a demonstration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wednesday, June 11, 2003. Montoya drove Gordon's NASCAR Winston Cup car and Gordon drove Montoya's Formula One car. (Michael Conroy/AP)

Jeff Gordon, the NASCAR rookie driver of the year, left, poses with the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt during a news conference in New York Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993. Most of the circuit's drivers are in town to attend the annual awards banquet which honors them for their year of racing. Gordon is from Concord, N.C. and Eanhardt is from Kannapolis, N.C. (Ed Bailey/AP)

Driver Jeff Gordon of Pittsboro, Ind., left, shakes hands with team owner Rick Hendrick at a news conference in Harrisburg, N.C., Wednesday Oct. 6, 1999 after announcing a long-term agreement. Gordon will become an equity partner in the Hendrick 24 team, which will still be part of the three-car Winston Cup operation fielded by Hendrick Motorsports.(Chuck Burton/AP)

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Jeff Gordon and Brian Whitesell

Jeff Gordon, right, of Pittsboro Ind., embraces new crew chief Brian Whitesell in victory lane after winning the NASCAR NAPA Autocare 500, Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. The transition from Ray Evernham to Brian Whitesell as crew chief for NASCAR star Jeff Gordon appears seamless. But Whitesell isn't expecting his new job to be quite as easy as it looked in his first week as the leader of Gordon's Rainbow Warriors team.(Steve Helber/AP)

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Jeff Gordon and fans

Jeff Gordon greets fans as he is introduced before the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 23, 2014, in Daytona Beach, Fla.. (John Raoux/AP)